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Oh it was a pain in the rear. It was a 6 cylinder Kia Sedona. The first three in the front was a breeze, but the 3 in the back (It was a V6) was a royal pain it in the rear. Had to remove the intake manifold, to even get to the plugs, and all the wires that I had to unhook. I swear if I ever meet the engineer that came up with that bright idea of a design, I can't promise I won't beat him senseless with a nerf bat! lol

Never worked on a Kia before, so I had no idea what I was in for. Mother in laws van was acting up, and even though she has 2 other sons that live right next to her, none of them offered to fix it for her. (it is a 2005 Kia Sedona, NEVER had the spark plugs changed in it) I love tinkering, I love fixing computers, I love anything that I have to figure out. My father was a mechanic so he had me out there in the garage in my teen years, so I learned a bit. So I bit the bullet today, and I drove her van (sputtering and all, 2nd and 4th cylinder was misfiring) down to my house, looked up a diagram, and went to work on her motor. I have taught myself how to dissect a Tryex and my husbands Chevy silverado, but a Kia was a whole different beast. But after 2 hours of researching, going slow, numbering the parts, I did it!! Her van purrs like a kitten now. So kinda a small victory for me, because I learned something new today. =) (Also reason it made me so happy, is that I felt like for once in the past few months I succeeded at something. It gave me a self confidence boost that I really needed. Small thing I know) Old spark plug compared to the new one.

Thanks! I look forward to checking them out and doing them. =D And thanks for the self confidence boost, a week ago I was thinking about taking my life due to my depression taking over. Now with the doctors help, I am back looking at the bright side of life, and being more active. I have been on Chantax before, and it was the only thing that actually made me quit smoking. So I am getting back on the horse and trying again! Can't fail unless I quit trying to quit. Speaking of getting more active, today I worked on my mother in laws van, changing spark plugs, and washing and waxing. Forgot how much of a workout that was!) The geeky part of me is always looking for ways to tear something down, find out how it works and put it back together. =) Thank you Chatty! I wish where I lived at, that it would be a possibility. I live in farming country and not many people even try to work out. Sad thing is, I have a garage full of workout equipment, but when I hit that severe depression I just forgot about it all. I know I will never be skinny, working on a farm tends to build up muscle, but I try to tell myself that women with muscles are just as sexy as thin women.

Husband won't let me get rid of my broom. He saids I tend to ride it frequently. I can understand completely how much it sucks. I have OCD/ADD/SAD/Adding Menopause to that, Oh I know I have to be a hell cat to my family.

I had gotten that way, depressed suicidal etc you named it. The Doctor put me on Celexa and it as helped me tremendously. I don't feel like falling off a cliff anymore. I just went to my regular Doc, and he scolded me left and right because I came off of it one month. Will never go off of it again.

Thank you! I look forward to meeting everyone and getting in better shape! I always though the best motivation is to put a picture of how I look now, and how I want to get back down to. Helps out a ton, and makes me realize, I ain't as skinny as I would like to think. More on the "fluffy" side as my DH calls it! XD OH to clarify, that is not blood on my face. This picture was taken by my dear loving husband after I had been on my hands and needs weeding in our garden LOL

Hi everyone, my name is Sinfullysweet, aka Sin for short. Currently sitting at 202 lbs at 5'7. I am on Chantix to quit smoking for the last time, reverted back to drinking pure water. Doc got me on back on meds that should help my motivation. I stay at home to run a farm, and any direction on getting starting up or workouts that I can start off slow and work myself up. I used to weigh 130lb and since having kids, I can't get the baby fat off (stretch marks galore) so my self esteem has hit a huge low- even to the point of suicidal thoughts . So any suggestions on how to start off slow, and work my way up I would be greatly appreciated. I don't want to be a bean pole but just a healthy weight would make my day! How I look now. (Yes I had worked out in the garden so thats why I am nasty LOL) [ATTACH=CONFIG]5831[/ATTACH]